SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

16 DAYS CAMPAIGN AND

AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
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28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER VIOLENCE:
HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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OF THE FPFE OF TOAMASINA
 HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THIS
PROBLEM?
RARINJANAHARY Lucile Jeanne, councilor of her the
FPFE (Federation of the Feminine and childish Promotion); it has in account
60 ASSOCIATIONS. The violence is very wide-spread to Toamasina; that is
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why the Federation works

On the fight against the violence by implanting
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CECJ (Center of Listening and Legal advice)

 Vulnerability of the Women to Toamasina
 Targets:
Women mothers, head of the family
Women abandoned(given up) by her husband
School losses within girls

Problems:
Misunderstanding of their rights
Lack of psychological, economical and social supervision

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 IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

THE ISSUE IS REALLY IMPORTANT:

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Because 75 % of the women of the

population, regardless of their social class, which
who consult the CECJ are affected by
violence: 40 % of the physical violence
and 30% of abandoned women are not subsidized by
their husbands

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OF THE FPFE OF TOAMASINA
 HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING
THI S PROBLEM?
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 Popularization of women rights;

by means of a workshop: appeal
to the women of the FPFE, to the men and the
authorities to pass on the knowledges
 Information , educational, sensitization,
communication sessions to a change of behavior
during the days activities 16;
 Cyber dialogue: communication to the women of the
other countries fighting for the same cause

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DIALOGUE
OF THE FPFE OF TOAMASINA
 WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE
PROJECT?
The duration of the project is of 16 days (from November 25th till
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December 10th)
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 The activities: days 16

 Lobbying with the local authorities
 The white walking
 Cyber dialogue: a solution to eradicate the violence Training,
discussion interview, chat
 Counseling
 Exhibition(Exposure) of crafts blows:
 Embroidery, basketwork
 Culinary demonstration;
 Flower arranging
 Folk dance

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 WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED?
ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?
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THE TARGETS
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The women generally: women member of the

associations of the FPFE
Men and women are both involved because the
sessions of sensitization also aim at the men and
their interests were considered in a fair way

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 PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE
PROJECT
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 THE PARTNERS:
 Ministry of the population
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 Urban Commune of Toamasina

 NGO (NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION)

working on
fight against the violence

 GEMSA and GENDER LINKS

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 RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMAN
AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?
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• The development of partnerships leads to

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sensitization and the implementation of the center

of listening for the survivors of the violence
• The human and financial and other resources
result from member associations, from UNFPA
and GENDER LINKS

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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• The will of the women to participate in the

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activities of the F.P.F.E:

 A big and good improvement of the participants in front of their
everyday life which provokes a good influence of their circle of
acquaintances

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?
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Establishment of five CECJ (Center of

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Listening and Legal Council(Advise))

 90 % of the Women of Toamasina are made
sensitive on their rights
 40 % received trainings for generative activities
of income
40 % reduction of the violence

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LA FPFE DE TOAMASINA
 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)
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 Reference on the article 20 - 25 of the SADC on

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gender and the development about the violence

 Reduction of the violence on all these forms
 Teaching of the right education from the base
so that the violence decrease little by little as the
sensitization evolves gradually

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 EFFECTIVENESS
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• Long-term effective project: men and woman made

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sensitive in their rights and duties, with the aim of

the changes of behavior and mentalities.
Objective of Days 16: human, social and financial
development
• Cyber dialogue: bring knowledge to the participants
 Has enable to introduce or to strengthen the
capacities of the women

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION
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 the project is sustainable, continuous

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 reproduced by the associations members of the F.P.F.E

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 LESSONS LEARNED
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 Necessity of holding a large number of sensitizations,

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especially the men because they are, altogether, the

origin of the violence
 Target the small associations working in the fight
against the violence
 Educate at the level of schools: integrate the gender
approach into the EPP, into the CEG (JUNIOR
COLLEGE) and into the HIGH SCHOOL, as well as in
private schools
 Increase the frequencies of the fight against the
violence

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THANK YOU FOR

YOUR ATTENTION
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ANY QUESTIONS?